Kentucky convincingly rolled over Arkansas on the road Tuesday night for its second win in a row, a mini streak that comes in response to a four-game losing streak that made us question whether this freshmen-laden team would be dead meat come NCAA tournament time.

On the contrary, a little February adversity never hurt a John Calipari-coached group of teenagers, and consider the Wildcats — a No. 5 seed in the latest bracketology— a force to do some damage in March, even if an SEC championship isn't in the cards this season.

Usually, a No. 5 seed is the position on the bracket most teams hope to avoid considering the upset likelihood of No. 12 seeds. But if the tournament began tomorrow, the teams hovering around the No. 5 line all are extremely dangerous.

West Virginia could be a scary team to face in March Madness.(Photo: Raymond Carlin III, USA TODAY Sports)

Then factor in 2017-18 being a season without a legitimately dominant team (sorry, Virginia, but no) and it's actually quite logical to see some of these somewhat under-the-radar No. 5s as Final Four threats.

Outside of Kentucky, No. 5 seed Rhode Island has been near-perfect in the Atlantic 10 and is the best mid-major in the country. Speaking of mid-majors, No. 5 seed Gonzaga has won nine in a row and recently drubbed Saint Mary's. West Virginia just lost a nail-biter to Kansas on the weekend, but exorcised its demons by routing Baylor on Tuesdaynight. And matchup wise, this WVU team is as scary as any of Bob Huggins' teams over the years.

No. 6 seed Arizona State could jump to the No. 5 line and Bobby Hurley's Sun Devils have major potential. And if the No. 4s — Ohio State, Clemson, Wichita State and Tennessee — slip back, well, they'll be nightmares as well.

It might be early, but maybe don't circle all (or any) 12-seeds on this year's bracket.

About our bracketologist: Shelby Mast has been projecting the field since 2005 on his website, Bracket W.A.G. He joined USA TODAY in 2014. In his fifth season as our national bracketologist, Mast has finished as one of the top three bracketologists in the past four March Madnesses. He’s also predicted for The Indianapolis Star, collegeinsider.com and is an inaugural member of the Super 10 Selection Committee. Follow him on Twitter @BracketWag.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Rex Pflueger (0) jumps into the Florida State Seminoles bench as he attempts to keep the ball in bounds in the first half at the Purcell Pavilion.
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